Chapter 5 of Library of the World's Best Mystery is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Library of the World's Best Mystery is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange. And you have no other information concerning the unknown?" "None." "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?" "Absolutely nothing, Christian."
Chapter 5 of Library of the World's Best Mystery is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Absolutely nothing, Christian."”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “"Absolutely nothing, Christian."”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.”
not known
From this reading “And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Absolutely nothing, Christian."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "Absolutely nothing, Christian."
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
set up or found
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
a message received and understood
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
not any; not one
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "None."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "'Tis strange, cousin," said I, "truly strange.
not known
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And you have found nothing which could give you a clew as to his purpose?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you have no other information concerning the unknown?"
Chapter 5 of Library of the World's Best Mystery by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 433 sentences of Library of the World's Best Mystery, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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